My Bio
Segun Aremu was born in Iloffa, Kwara State, Nigeria on 9th November 1967. A 1988 Economics graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria and a holder of a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Segun is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CITN) and a member of the Chartered Forensic Accountants of Nigeria (CFAN). He graduated with a second class upper degree and won the best student award at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)’s examination in 1993.
Mr Aremu is married with kids and he is an external examiner to many tertiary institutions in Nigeria including the Kaduna Polytechnic and the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda.
My Expertise
Segun Aremu currently seats on the board of many fast-growing Nigerian companies namely Sealtower Limited, Eternal Union Limited, Damits Nigeria Limited and Earl Consults Limited.
A veteran public speaker, Segun Aremu post-graduation working experience spans over 32 years in Audit, Accounting, Consulting, Forensic audit, Banking and Finance.
He is currently the Managing Partner of Segun Aremu & Co, an Audit and Enterprise management outfit.
Prior to venturing into private practice, Mr Aremu was an Assistant General Manager and the Zonal Director of First City Monument Bank Plc. He was responsible for overseeing the bank’s overall operation in the Northwest Region consisting of 20 branches and covering 10 states of the federation. He participated fully in the astronomical growth of the bank from a 5 branch organization to a publicly quoted company with over 180 functional branches between 2005 and 2010.
Mr Aremu was also a pioneer staff of the defunct Standard Trust Bank. He participated fully in the emergence of the defunct Standard Trust Bank from the ashes of Crystal Bank for Africa through to the merger with United Bank for Africa-a world-class financial services brand. He was the Area Manager in Standard Trust Bank and United Bank for Africa before he left in 2005.
Prior to his banking career, Mr Aremu has trained and worked with one of the world-renowned professional firms, KPMG for 10 years. He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in this firm and rose to become the Manager at her Abuja operations.